Baseline assessment of the health status and health behaviors of African Americans participating in the activities-for-life program: A community-based health intervention program

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 305-318

  Paschal, Angelia M ^a   Lewis, Rhonda K ^b   Martin, Arneatha ^c   Dennis Shipp, Donna ^c   Simpson, Donna Sanders ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Health and Wellness Inc

Author keywords

African Americans; Health behaviors; Health intervention; Health status; Obesity; Program

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMMUNITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; FITNESS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOTIVATION; NUTRITION; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SITTING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; KANSAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 3543049446     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOHE.0000025328.35205.cd     Document Type: Article

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